Our Suicide Prevention Workshop on November 20th was well attended and we are very grateful for the community partners who contributed. Big thanks to all the presenters - Linda Fehrmann from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention; Angela Tate, Behavioral Health Response (BHR); Greg Behrman, CHADS Coalition; Richard Stevenson, National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI); Elizabeth Makulec, Kids Under Twenty-One (KUTO) and Heather Barnett, Provident. Critical information and resources were disseminated. Also, a big thanks to SSM Behavioral Health and American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for sponsoring the event. We also want to thank Temple Emanuel for allowing us to use their wonderful facility and assisting with set-up.

Our Life Crisis Services received an award from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for our dedicated 24/7 Life Crisis Hotline. We are grateful for this award and appreciate all of the AFSP's efforts to raise awareness about suicide so that we can reduce the number of suicides in the US and the World. For more information about our suicide prevention programs, please click here.

Our Executive Director, Steve Sullivan, will be speaking at the upcoming Alliance for Strong Families and Communities Conference in St. Louis, October 14 - 16. There's still time to register for this dynamic event. Click here

It was an evening of fast wheels, jousting and lots of scoring by the St. Louis Gatekeeper's Roller Derby Team on Saturday, August 15th. But in the midst of it all, there was a push for awareness and prevention. The Gatekeepers lost one of their co-founders, Evan Jones, by suicide a few weeks ago and they want to honor his memory and also prevent this type of tragedy from happening again. They contacted us so we could spread the word about our crisis hotline and other services. We're here to help those in need and

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Fox2 News interviewed Jane Smith, our Crisis Counselor, about the importance of mental health. Jane spoke about reducing the stigma of mental illness and available resources for individuals in the St. Louis area. Click here to hear her complete interview.

With one in five adult Americans experiencing mental illness in the past year,

Shoppers came out of the woodwork to support Provident and our services. Close to 130 attended to enjoy the historical atmosphere of the Kirkwood Train Station, savor adult beverages and light appetizers and peruse the wonderful treasures of locat artisans. Artisans included: Patty Carnahan Jewelry, Magnolia's European Florals & Specialty Boutique, Mary Hanson painter, sammysoap and Billy the Ceramist, Functional Pottery. We're also grateful for the generous donations of locat retailers including:

Provident is excited to once again participate in Give STL Day on Tuesday, May 5.
Sponsored by the Greater Saint Louis Community Foundation, Give STL Day is a 24-hour online giving event that allows community members to support participating nonprofits. It’s one day with lasting local impact!

As part of Provident’s ongoing commitment to community services, the agency is expanding its efforts in North St. Louis County, opening a second location in conjunction with The Urban League of Greater St. Louis, which is opening the Ferguson Community Empowerment Center.